Overview · Filed: —
ACT_571669/2023
RevocationMain Revocation ActionParis CDRevocation Action—
Parties
Claimants
- NJOY Netherlands B.V.(Altria Group)
Reps: Hon.-Prof. Dr. Henrik Holzapfel (McDermott Will & Emery); Mathias Karlhuber (Cohausz & Florack)
Respondents
- Juul Labs International, Inc.
Reps: Bernhard Thum (Thum & Partner / Thum, Mötsch, Weickert Patentanwälte PartG mbB); Tobias Wuttke (Bardehle Pagenberg); Tilman Müller (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Judges
French-seated division — individual judges anonymized.
- Panel member (anonymized)Presiding Judge / Judge-Rapporteur
Patents
- EP 3 498 115 B1
Technology area: Consumer Goods · E-Cigarettes
Outcome
RevokedRevoked in full
Filed: —
First decided: Nov 5, 2024
Language: —
Paris Central Division (Section 1) revoked European Patent EP 3 498 115 B1 (Juul Labs - vaping device cartridge) in full, with effect for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. The Court found the patent invalid for added matter (Art. 138(1)(c) / Art. 123(2) EPC). All of Juul Labs' auxiliary requests to amend the patent were rejected. Juul Labs ordered to bear costs.
Claims
At issueall
Revokedall
Notes: EP 3 498 115 B1 revoked in full for added matter; all auxiliary amendment requests rejected.